Epiphany - Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral. Tarpon Springs, Florida + Sunday, February 5, St Photios, February 6

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1 Epiphany - Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral Tarpon Springs, Florida + Sunday, February 5, 2017 St Photios, February 6

2 WEEKLY MESSAGE Today we begin a journey. I wouldn t call it a new one, since we take it every year, but a journey to a new place. Today we begin a special season the Church calls the Triodion, a journey to Great Lent. Beginning today, the Church invites us to consider the condition of our soul as we take this spiritual journey. The Church invites us to consider first if we want to join Christ in heaven, and second if we are willing to take the necessary action required of a believer in Jesus Christ. This journey is a three-week (four-sunday) journey toward Pascha. Today, the Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee, we make our first stop, through which the Church calls us to humble prayer. God be merciful to me, a sinner! (Luke 18.13) In this parable, our Lord compares two well-known realities of people. One humble; the other not. One knew and followed all the religious rules; the other not. One saved; the other not. Through this comparison, the Tridion prepares us for Great Lent by asking us to look inside our heart with tough questions. Do we think we are better than others? Do we think our sins are less important than others? Do we think lives are better examples of holiness than others? Do we think our sins separate us from God? Do we think our sins have control over our future? Do we think our sins need to be forgiven by God? How you answer these questions will affect the way you spend the next several weeks between now and Pascha. If you answer by comparing yourself to how others are so much worse and act so much worse than you, then you will lose the opportunity that awaits you on this year s journey. If you answer by saying how your life is so much better than others, then you will lose the opportunity the Church offers you on this year s journey. If you already think you re holy, then you have already lost the chance to grow closer to God during this year s journey. If, on the other hand, you realize that your life isn t as close to God as you originally thought, or that you wouldn t dare to even look up to heaven for fear He may see into your heart, then -- lucky for you -- this year s journey will be just in time. Congratulations! You have already learned the lesson of true Christian humility. If you are willing to accept that you are a sinner that needs to repent (change your way of viewing the world), then you have already won the battle to invite God to live in your heart. This year s journey is familiar, because you are invited to travel each year -- but have you ever accepted the Church s invitation to join her on the path to Pascha? Have you ever accepted that, despite how good you may think you already are, or how sinless you may think you are, we all have a long way to go to become like God.

3 MEMORIALS 40-day: 1-year: 5-year: 12-year: TODAY S SPECIAL SERVICES Christina Kopteros, Jim Lemonidis Efthalia (Linda) Hardy Vancho Stoimenovski George Makris UNITY LUNCHEON TODAY Following Divine Liturgy today, please join us at the Community Center for our first Unity Luncheon & the cutting of the 2017 Vasilopita. Lunch is provided by Dimitris On The Water, in loving memory of Renee Salivaras. ST BASIL S ACADEMY Philoptochos will be passing the trays today for St. Basil s Academy. Checks are accepted and can be made out to St. Nicholas Philoptochos, so that we can send one check to National Philoptochos. 40-DAY PRAYER LIST Simeon, Irene, Giannis, Nomiki, Diasynou, Eleni, Niki, Artemis, Mary Prayer for a Sick Person Heavenly Father, physician of our souls and bodies, who have sent Your only-begotten Son and our Lord Jesus Christ to heal every sickness and infirmity, visit and heal me Your servant from all physical and spiritual ailments through the grace of Your Christ. Grant me patience in this sickness, strength of body and spirit, and recovery of health. Lord, You have taught us through Your word to pray for each other that we may be healed. I pray that You heal me as Your servant and grant me the gift of complete health. For You are the source of healing and to You I give glory, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen. Names will be taken off the list after 40 days. To keep or add your loved ones names, please contact Soultana via (soultana@stnicholastarpon.org) or telephone ( ) by Monday at 5:00 pm.

4 ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΣ Πρὸς Τιμόθεον Βʹ 3:10-15 Τ έκνον Τιμόθεε, παρηκολούθηκάς μου τῇ διδασκαλίᾳ, τῇ ἀγωγῇ, τῇ προθέσει, τῇ πίστει, τῇ μακροθυμίᾳ, τῇ ἀγάπῃ, τῇ ὑπομονῇ, τοῖς διωγμοῖς, τοῖς παθήμασιν, οἷά μοι ἐγένοντο ἐν Ἀντιοχείᾳ, ἐν Ἰκονίῳ, ἐν Λύστροις οἵους διωγμοὺς ὑπήνεγκα καὶ ἐκ πάντων με ἐρρύσατο ὁ Κύριος. Καὶ πάντες δὲ οἱ θέλοντες εὐσεβῶς ζῆν ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ διωχθήσονται πονηροὶ δὲ ἄνθρωποι καὶ γόητες προκόψουσιν ἐπὶ τὸ χεῖρον, πλανῶντες καὶ πλανώμενοι. Σὺ δὲ μένε ἐν οἷς ἔμαθες καὶ ἐπιστώθης, εἰδὼς παρὰ τίνος ἔμαθες, καὶ ὅτι ἀπὸ βρέφους τὰ ἱερὰ γράμματα οἶδας, τὰ δυνάμενά σε σοφίσαι εἰς σωτηρίαν διὰ πίστεως τῆς ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ τῷ Κυρίῳ ἡμῶν. ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΟΝ Κατὰ Λουκᾶν ιηʹ 9-14 Ε ἶπεν ὁ Κύριος τὴν παραβολὴν ταύτην Ἄνθρωποι δύο ἀνέβησαν εἰς τὸ ἱερὸν προσεύξασθαι, ὁ εἷς Φαρισαῖος καὶ ὁ ἕτερος τελώνης. ὁ Φαρισαῖος σταθεὶς πρὸς ἑαυτὸν ταῦτα προσηύχετο ὁ Θεός, εὐχαριστῶ σοι ὅτι οὐκ εἰμὶ ὥσπερ οἱ λοιποὶ τῶν ἀνθρώπων, ἅρπαγες, ἄδικοι, μοιχοί, ἢ καὶ ὡς οὗτος ὁ τελώνης νηστεύω δὶς τοῦ σαββάτου, ἀποδεκατῶ πάντα ὅσα κτῶμαι. καὶ ὁ τελώνης μακρόθεν ἑστὼς οὐκ ἤθελεν οὐδὲ τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς εἰς τὸν οὐρανόν ἐπᾶραι, ἀλλ' ἔτυπτεν εἰς τὸ στῆθος αὐτοῦ λέγων ὁ Θεός, ἱλάσθητί μοι τῷ ἁμαρτωλῷ. λέγω ὑμῖν, κατέβη οὗτος δεδικαιωμένος εἰς τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ ἢ γὰρ ἐκεῖνος ὅτι πᾶς ὁ ὑψῶν ἑαυτὸν ταπεινωθήσεται, ὁ δὲ ταπεινῶν ἑαυτὸν ὑψωθήσεται. Η ΘΕΙΑ ΚΟΙΝΩΝΙΑ Η Θεία Κοινωνία είναι ένα από τα Μυστήρια της Ορθόδοξης Εκκλησίας και προσφέρεται αποκλειστικά σε βαπτισμένους ή/και χρισμένους Ορθόδοξους Χριστιανούς, οι οποίοι έχουν προετοιμαστεί να λάβουν το Σώμα και το Αίμα του Κυρίου ημών Ιησού Χριστού. Καθώς προσέρχεστε να κοινωνήσετε, σας παρακαλούμε να ακολουθείτε τις οδηγίες των Συμβούλων της Ενορίας και λοιπών ταξιθετών. Σας θυμίζουμε επίσης πως το Αντίδωρο προσφέρεται στο τέλος της Θείας Λειτουργίας και μπορούν να το λάβουν όλοι.

5 EPISTLE II Timothy 3:10-15 T imothy, my son, you have observed my teaching, my conduct, my aim in life, my faith, my patience, my love, my steadfastness, my persecutions, my sufferings, what befell me at Antioch, at lconion, and at Lystra, what persecutions I endured; yet from them all the Lord rescued me. Indeed all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, while evil men and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceivers and deceived. But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings which are able to instruct you for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. GOSPEL Luke 18:10-14 T he Lord said this parable, "Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, 'God, I thank you that I am not like other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week, I give tithes of all that I get.' But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, 'God, be merciful to me a sinner!' I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted." HOLY EUCHARIST (HOLY COMMUNION) Holy Communion is a Sacrament within the Orthodox Church and is only offered to Baptized and/or Chrismated Orthodox Christians who have prepared themselves to receive the Body and Blood of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. As you come to receive, please follow the direction of the Parish Council Members, Ushers, and Acolytes. We remind everyone that the Blessed Bread (Antidoron) offered at the end of the Divine Liturgy may be received by all.

6 Variable Sunday Liturgy Hymns Ἀπολυτίκιον Ἀναστάσιμον Ἐξ ὕψους κατῆλθες ὁ εὔσπλαγχνος, ταφὴν κατεδέξω τριήμερον, ἵνα ἡμᾶς ἐλευθερώσῃς τῶν παθῶν. Ἡ ζωὴ καὶ ἡ Ἀνάστασις ἡμῶν, Κύριε δόξα σοι. Ἀπολυτίκιον Τῆς Ἑορτῆς Χαῖρε κεχαριτωμένη Θεοτόκε Παρθένε ἐκ σοῦ γὰρ ἀνέτειλεν ὁ Ἥλιος τῆς δικαιοσύνης, Χριστὸς ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, φωτίζων τοὺς ἐν σκότει. Εὐφραίνου καὶ σὺ Πρεσβύτα δίκαιε, δεξάμενος ἐν ἀγκάλαις τὸν ἐλευθερωτὴν τῶν ψυχῶν ἡμῶν, χαριζόμενον ἡμῖν καὶ τὴν Ἀνάστασιν. Τοῦ Ναοῦ Κανόνα πίστεως και εικόνα πραότητος, εγκρατείας διδάσκαλον, ανέδειξέ σε τη ποίμνη σου, η των πραγμάτων αλήθεια δια τούτο εκτήσω τη ταπεινώσει τα υψηλά, τη πτωχεία τα πλούσια, Πάτερ Ιεράρχα Νικόλαε, πρέσβευε Χριστώ τω Θεώ, σωθήναι τας ψυχάς ημών. Κοντάκιον Ὁ μήτραν παρθενικὴν ἁγιάσας τῷ τόκῳ σου, καὶ χεῖρας τοῦ Συμεὼν εὐλογήσας ὡς ἔπρεπε, προφθάσας καὶ νῦν ἔσωσας ἡμᾶς Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός. Ἀλλ' εἰρήνευσον ἐν πολέμοις τὸ πολίτευμα, καὶ κραταίωσον Βασιλεῖς οὓς ἠγάπησας, ὁ μόνος φιλάνθρωπος. Resurrectional Apolytikion You descended from on high, O compassionate One, and condescended to be buried for three days, so that from the passions You might set us free. Our life and resurrection, O Lord, glory be to You. Of the Feast Lady full of grace, rejoice, O Virgin Theotokos, for Christ our God, the Sun of righteousness has risen from you and He illumined those in darkness. And you, righteous Elder, be glad in heart, receiving in your embraces the One who liberates our souls and bestows on us the Resurrection. Of the Church As rule of the faith and picture of gentleness, and teacher of temperance you were exhibited to your flock, by the truth of the evidence, Thus you acquired the lofty through humility, abundance through poverty. Father and Hierarch Nicholas, intercede with Christ our God, that our souls may be saved. Kontakion You sanctified the virginal womb by Your birth, O Lord, and blessed the hands of Symeon fittingly, O Christ God; and even now You came and saved us. Now, give peace to our Nation in time of war, and empower our Leaders, so loved by You, the only one who loves humanity.

7 Saints and Feasts of the Week ST PHOTIOS THE GREAT, PATRIARCH OF CONSTANTINOPLE This great Father and teacher of the Church, the Confessor of the Faith and Equal to the Apostles, lived during the 9th century. He was the son of pious parents, Sergius and Irene, who suffered for the Faith under the Iconoclast Emperor Theophilus; he was also a nephew of Saint Tarasius, Patriarch of Constantinople. An upright and honorable man of singular learning and erudition, he was raised to the apostolic, ecumenical, and patriarchal throne of Constantinople in 857. The many struggles that this thrice-blessed one undertook for the Orthodox Faith against many heretics, and the assaults that he endured from Nicholas I, the Pope of Rome, and the great persecutions and distresses he suffered, are beyond number. Contending against the Latin error of the filioque, that is, the doctrine that the Holy Spirit proceeds from both the Father and the Son, he demonstrated clearly with his Mystagogy on the Holy Spirit how the filioque destroys the unity and equality of the Trinity. He has left us many theological writings, panegyric homilies, and epistles. He departed to the Lord in the Monastery of the Armenians on February 6, 891. ΆΓΙΟΣ ΦΩΤΙΟΣ Ο ΜΕΓΑΣ ΠΑΤΡΙΑΡΧΗΣ ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝΟΥΠΟΛΕΩΣ Ο Μέγας Φώτιος έζησε κατά τον 9ο αιώνα. Γεννήθηκε το 810 (κατά άλλους το 820) στην Κωνσταντινούπολη από ευσεβή και επιφανή οικογένεια, που αγωνίσθηκε για την τιμή και προσκύνηση των ιερών εικόνων. Οι γονείς ήταν ο Άγιος Σέργιος και Ειρήνη και καταδιώχθηκαν επί του εικονομάχου αυτοκράτορα Θεοφίλου. Ο Άγιος Σέργιος ήταν αδελφός του Πατριάρχου Ταρασίου και περιπομπεύθηκε δέσμιος από το λαιμό ανά τις οδούς της Κωνσταντινουπόλεως, στερήθηκε την περιουσία του και εξορίσθηκε μετά της συζύγου του και των παιδιών του σε τόπο άνυδρο, όπου από τις ταλαιπωρίες πέθανε ως Ομολογητής. Ο Άγιος Φώτιος κοιμήθηκε οσίως το έτος 891 όντας εξόριστος στην ιερά μονή των Αρμενιανών. Το ιερό και πάντιμο σκήνωμά του εναποτέθηκε στην λεγόμενη μονή της Ερημίας ή Ηρεμίας, που ήταν κοντά στην Χαλκηδόνα. ST HARALAMBOS This Saint was a priest of the Christians in Magnesia, the foremost city of Thessaly, in the diocese of the same name. He contested during the reign of Alexander Severus ( ), when Lucian was Proconsul of Magnesia. At the time of his martyrdom the Saint was 103 years of age. ΑΓΙΟΣ ΧΑΡΑΛΑΜΠΟΣ Ο Άγιος Χαράλαμπος ήταν ιερεύς και έζησε επί αυτοκρατορίας του Σεπτιμίου Σεβήρου ( ). Όταν ο Σέβηρος εξαπέλυσε διωγμό κατά των Χριστιανών, ο έπαρχος της Μαγνησίας Λουκιανός συνέλαβε τον Άγιο και του ζήτησε να αρνηθεί την πίστη του. O Άγιος ομολόγησε στον έπαρχο την προσήλωσή του στον Χριστό και δήλωσε με παρρησία ότι σε οποιοδήποτε βασανιστήριο και να υποβληθεί δεν πρόκειται να αρνηθεί την πίστη της Εκκλησίας. Τότε διέταξε να αρχίσουν τα φρικώδη βασανιστήρια στο γέροντα ιερέα. Οταν ο ίδιος ο Λουκιανός, παίρνοντας το ξίφος του, προσπάθησε να πληγώσει το σώμα του Αγίου, αποκόπηκαν τα χέρια του και έμειναν κρεμασμένα στο σώμα του Ιερομάρτυρα και μόνο ύστερα από προσευχή του Αγίου συγκολλήθηκαν αυτά πάλι στο σώμα και ο ηγεμόνας κατέστη υγιής. Βλέποντας αυτό το θαύμα του Αγίου πολλοί από τους δημίους πίστεψαν στον αληθινό Θεό. Με το ζόφο στο νου και με τη θηριωδία στην καρδιά, ο έπαρχος έδωσε εντολή να διαπομπεύσουν τον Άγιο και να τον σύρουν διά μέσου της πόλεως με χαλινάρι. Τέλος, διέταξε τον αποκεφαλισμό του Αγίου, ο οποίος με το μαρτύριό του έλαβε το αμαράντινο στέφανο της δόξας σε ηλικία 103 ετών.

8 DEBT ELIMINATION PLEDGES RECEIVED 2016 (As of February 2, 2017) Rev Fr Sampson & Presvytera Mallory Kasapakis 1910 Inn Angeliadis, Gregory & Maria Anonymous donations Anonymous donation (In memory of Jack Gombos) Arfaras, Dukessa Bakas, Elizabeth (In memory of Athanasios Triantafilles) Chagaris, Nicholas & Tina Christoforos, Nick Coburn, Kyle Ergas, Michael Fatolitis, Evelyn (In memory of George Karaphillis; in memory of Nicholas & Kalliope Manias) Giannas, Pericles & Evy Golden Brush - Drosso Kapaniris Haskopoulos, Evangelia Ioannidis, Emmanuel & Anna IUPAT District Council 78 Johnson, William & Sherry Kales, Trifon & Alexa Kalymnian Society Katsaras, Kaliope Kavouklis, Laz & Maria Kipreos, Olga Klimis, Harry & Effemia Klimis, Michael Koukoulakis, Maria Kouremetis, Michael & Terri Kouremetis, Sevasti Koukoutis, N. Michael & Tina Koutelas, Irene Lelekis, John & Calliope MAJ Investments Manias, Nikitas & Aspasia Markos Jewelry Ring Donation Nelsen, William & Leoni Ognenovski, Vlado & Violeta Pappas, Bessie Parish Council Patsalides, Harry & Anna Psilakis, Erasmia Royal Bridge Samarkos, Charles & Annie Shoemaker, James & Catherine Shontz, Alexandra St Nicholas Bookstore St Nicholas Dance Ministry Mrs Tagarelli, Albert Tsantakis, Christina Vatikiotis, Costas & Darlene Vouvalis, Nicholas Ypsilantis, Hercules (In memory of Kivotos & Rousa Ypsilantis) Zantopoulos, Bessie DEBT ELIMINATION CAMPAIGN The St Nicholas Community thanks all who have pledged to help eliminate our debt. Though $1,000 is the target amount, no amount is too small or too large. If you are unable to help, we welcome your prayers and moral support. Campaign status as of Thursday, February 2, 2017 Debt Elimination Pledges Received $ 171, Debt Elimination Monies Received $ 188, Credit Line Balance $ 51, Please contact treasurer Anna Billiris with questions regarding this report. She may be reached at or abilliris@usameribank.com.

9 CHRISTIAN STEWARDSHIP IS learning how to be a responsible and concerned caretaker of Christ s Church; it is learning how to enjoy Church life and be happy in Church work., for in Her dwells the fullness of the Spirit of God. our active commitment to use all our time, talent and treasure for the benefit of humankind in grateful acknowledgment of Christ s redeeming love. caring for the needs of others. offering one s self to God as He offered Himself to us. what a person does after saying I believe, as proof of that belief. devotion and service to God and His Church as persons, as families, as diocese/metropolis, as national Church and as Church universal. Williams & McKibben in Oriented Leadership COUNCIL MEMBERS ON DUTY TODAY George Stamas Nikitas Manias Themis Fountotos Tezza Emm. Gombos Irene Karavokiros Chris Palaidis John Stamas

10 OUR PRIESTS ARE HERE TO SERVE YOU F r. A t h a n a s i o s H a r o s ( , f r a t h a n a - s i o s t n i c h o l a s t a r p o n. o r g ) a n d F r. S a m p s o n K a s a p a k i s ( , frsampson@stnicholastarpon.org) are here to serve you. Please call, text or them for any spiritual needs. Kindly do not use the priests social media sites (e.g. Facebook) for emergencies, as your message might be inadvertently overlooked. Ο Πατήρ Αθανάσιος και ο Πατήρ Σαμψών είναι καθημερινά στην διάθεσή σας. Παρακαλούμε να τους καλείτε στα κινητά τους τηλέφωνα για πνευματικές ανάγκες. ST NICHOLAS KITCHEN St Nicholas Kitchen is an outreach ministry which provides a hot meal and fellowship to those in need. Volunteers for cooking, serving meals and cleanup between 8:00 am and 1:00 pm - along with monetary donations for the purchase of food - are welcome and needed. Remember the book of Matthew 25:35-36:...For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me. Your assistance helps feed approximately 100 people every Monday. Thank you for your support. Please call Chris Palaidis at for further information. LETTERS OF GOOD STANDING Are you participating in a sacrament and need to prove you are an active member of St Nicholas Cathedral? Letters of good sacramental & financial standing are provided following a meeting with the Dean of the Cathedral; please plan your appointment with Fr Athanasios well in advance in order to meet all deadlines prior to the scheduled sacrament. You may contact Fr Athanasios by calling or ing frathanasios@stnicholastarpon.org.

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13 Sunday School News February Godparent Sunday; Celebrate Divine Liturgy with family & godparents; Holy Friday Retreat registration begins (online only) 12 - Class 19 - Class 26 - Class: Sunday of Forgiveness Lesson; Mission Box distribution March Class: Sunday of Orthodoxy (details to be announced) 12 -Class 19 -Class 26 -Class; Holy Friday Registration Deadline We appreciate your commitment and dedication to Sunday School!

14 GET YOUR TICKETS TODAY! Tickets to the Youth Talent Show of Tampa Bay are now available for purchase through the St Nicholas Parish Office. Proceeds from the event, scheduled to take place at the Palm Harbor University Theater (1900 Omaha St, Palm Harbor, FL), will go toward the building of the Diakonia Retreat Center in Salem, NC. Call Soultana at to purchase your $15- or $20-seats today!

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16 ST NICHOLAS PHILOPTOCHOS Monday: 9:00-10:00 am; Tue-Wed: 10:00 am - noon Mission Statement To aid the poor, the destitute, the hungry, the aged, the sick, the unemployed, the orphaned, the imprisoned, the widowed, the handicapped, the victims of disasters, to undertake the burial of impoverished persons and to offer assistance to anyone who may need to help of the Church through fund-raising efforts. Be the Voice of Christ Being in need means more than a lack of money. The Philoptochos also helps those who are in need of a caring visit or call. We go to hospitals and nursing homes to visit our brothers and sisters. We are looking for men and women who would like to be the Voice of Christ and visit those in nursing homes, hospitals, jails and shut-ins. We are all called to be the Voice of Christ. Upcoming Events Today: Philoptochos will be passing the trays for St. Basil s Academy. Checks are accepted and can be made out to St. Nicholas Philoptochos as we will be sending one check to National Philoptochos for St. Basil s. Monday, February 13: General Meeting at 7:00 pm; Father Tryfon Hall Sunday, February 26: Fashion Show at 1:00 pm; Innisbrook Resort Join today and make a difference. Learn, grow and create bonds that will last a lifetime. Name: Address: Phone Number: Mail to: St. Nicholas Philoptochos, P.O. Box 2043, Tarpon Springs, FL Annual Membership Fee is $30.00 St Nicholas Philoptochos, 18 Hibiscus St (directly behind St. Nicholas Cathedral) Mailing address: P.O. Box 2043, Tarpon Springs, FL Tel:

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18 ST NICHOLAS BOOKSTORE Monday - Friday: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm; Sunday: 10:00 am - noon Tel The perfect place to purchase meaningful gifts and support our Cathedral. We have a large selection of books on Orthodoxy, Bibles, icons, CDs, DVDs and more. Open a book to a world of light! The Lenten Triodion service book $34.00 Supplement $28 The Lenten Triodion is the service book that provides the texts for the divine services for the pre-lenten weeks of preparation, Great Lent, and Holy Week. Towards Authentic Christian Spirituality $13.00 Reflections on the basic themes of spirituality are presented in this work based on the wisdom of the Church Fathers. The instruction in the reality of Christian living will inspire you to make a commitment towards authentic Christian spirituality in your personal life. The Twelve Great Feasts for Children $8.00 This 12- volume series features elegant watercolor illustrations highlighting the beauty of the Church s feast days. The simple Psalm-like poems are written especially for children, but the whole family will enjoy them. Orthodox Prayer Books $2.00 to $25.00 Our bookstore carries a wide variety of prayer books pocket editions, hardbacks, paperbacks, beginner guides, Jesus prayer, meditations on the Lord s Prayer, praying with Mary, early Christian prayer books, and much more. FOLLOW ST NICHOLAS CATHEDRAL BOOKSTORE ON FACEBOOK & INSTAGRAM!

19 FEBRUARY 6-12 SCHEDULE On-call for emergencies this week: Fr Sampson Kasapakis, Monday Δευτέρα FEBRUARY 6 LITURGICAL SERVICES St Photios Orthros 8:00 am Divine Liturgy 9:00 am OFFICE AND MINISTRIES OFFICE, M-F, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Bookstore, M-F 10:00 am-2:00 pm Dance Ministry, 4:00 pm, Community Center Tuesday Τρίτη FEBRUARY 7 Orthros 8:00 am Boy Scouts, 7:00 pm, Fr Tryfon Hall Wednesday Τετάρτη FEBRUARY 8 St Theodore Orthros 8:00 am Divine Liturgy 9:00 am Paraklesis to St Nicholas 6:00 pm Little Lambs, 10:00 am, Sunday School Room on Hibiscus Greek School, 4:30 pm Men s Ministry, 7:30 pm, Fr Tryfon Hall Thursday Πέμπτη FEBRUARY 9 Orthros 8:00 am Greek School, 4:30 pm Choir, 6:30 pm Friday Παρασκευή FEBRUARY 10 St Haralambos Orthros 8:00 am Divine Liturgy 9:00 am Saturday Σάββατο FEBRUARY 11 Sunday Κυριακή FEBRUARY 12 Orthros / Όρθρος 7:20 am Liturgy / Λειτουργία (Greek) 8:45 am Liturgy / Λειτουργία (English) 10:45 am Bookstore 10:00 am-noon HOPE, 4:00 pm, Fr Tryfon Hall

20 SAINT NICHOLAS GREEK ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL 17 E Tarpon Ave, Tarpon Springs, FL Tel: Fax: CATHEDRAL OPEN FOR PRAYER: Monday-Friday, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Fr Athanasios Haros, Dean Fr. Sampson Kasapakis, Assistant Priest Nikitas Manias, Council President Soultana Kalligas, Administrative Assistant Jocelyn Chapman, Bookkeeper / Hall Rentals PARISH MINISTRIES & DEPARTMENTS ALTAR SERVERS J. Theophilopoulos BOOKSTORE Vasilis Panageotou BOY SCOUTS Theodora Genduso & Antonino Genduso BYZANTINE ARTS ACADEMY -- Fr Sampson Kasapakis CHANTER Theofanis Katsiklis CHOIR, 1 st DL Katie Faklis CHOIR, 2 nd DL DeRose Andropoulos DANCE MINISTRY Maria Kouskoutis & Eva Athanasatos EDUCATION, CULTURE & YOUTH Karen Markopulos EPIPHANY COMMITTEE Emmanuel Gombos & Johanna Kossifidis GOYA (6th-12th grade) Theodora Stathakis & Emmanuel Gombos & Penny Lambrianos GREEK SCHOOL Chris Palaidis HOPE (Pre-K-5th grade) -- Melissa Tsongranis LITTLE LAMBS (40 days-3 years old)-- Presvytera Mallory Kasapakis ST JOHN CHRYSOSTOM ORATORICAL -- Maria Angeliadis PHILADELFIA MEN S MINISTRY -- George Tsongranis PHILOPTOCHOS Tina Chagaris PRESCHOOL Jane Malone STEWARDSHIP Charles Samarkos SUNDAY SCHOOL Galatiani Leadbetter YOUNG ADULT LEADERS (YAL) -- Fr Sampson Kasapakis YOUTH CHOIR -- Diane Anastasiades ORGANIZATIONS & SOCIETIES AHEPA Tim Keffalas DAUGHTERS OF PENELOPE Margo Filley ATHENIAN SOCIETY Helen Kariofilis CHIOS SOCIETY Chrysanthi Psoras CRETAN SOCIETY Angelo Sakis HALKI SOCIETY Michele Manousos HELLENIC BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION Maria Keramas KALYMNIAN SOCIETY Litsa Ikonomou LACONIAN SOCIETY Theodore Tsafatinos PANCYPRIAN SOCIETY Angela Georgiadis PROMETHEAS SOCIETY Effie Vassiliou SYMIAN SOCIETY Michael Faklis SUPPORT ST NICHOLAS WITH A BEAUTIFUL ORNAMENT OR ICON AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AT ST NICHOLAS PARISH OFFICE Images of Cathedral, Epiphany or Cross Diver 24-karat gold etched on brass St Nicholas Made from Cathedral dome copper 17 E. TARPON AVE TARPON SPRINGS, FL